Trace Baker: Krauthammer skepticism extended

In his opinion piece " Food fads: Make mine gluten-full" (Daily Camera, Dec. 29), Charles Krauthammer urged skepticism in approaching nutritional claims, giving examples of how dietary recommendations have changed over the years.

Krauthammer should have extended his advice to dubious economic theories. For example, he could have shown how the economies of Kansas and Louisiana declined following tax cuts for wealthy individuals and large corporations. In both states, the Republican governors predicted their states would prosper as the result of reducing taxes for the job creators.

The Boulder alt-country band gives its EPs names such as Death and Resurrection, and its songs bear the mark of hard truths and sin. But the punk energy behind the playing, and the sense that it's all in good fun, make it OK to dance to a song like "Death." Full Story